Thorpe Park's Fright Nights launched in 2002 (as "Fright Nites") and has taken place annually since then. It has grown into one of the largest
Halloween events of its kind in the UK alongside Scarefest at sister park
Alton Towers. Whilst Scarefest is aimed at the whole family, Thorpe's Fright Nights is solely targeted at
thrillseekers who are up for an evening of terrifying scares, with the park staying open late into the night.

In the early days Fright Nights scare mazes had homegrown themes. Some of the classic mazes included Se7en, which contained seven rooms each
themed around one of the seven deadly sins; The Asylum, the controversial theme of which eventually forced Thorpe to close the maze after concerns
from mental health activists; and Experiment 10, the first Fright Nights maze to split up groups of visitors and force them to proceed into the maze alone.

In 2013, following a deal with Lionsgate, Fright Nights was relaunched with an overarching horror movie theme. New mazes were built, themed around
various horror movie IPs including The Blair Witch Project and My Bloody Valentine. The best of these was Cabin in the Woods, a very well
themed "free-flow" maze without a fixed route, which allowed guests to choose their own path.

Following Thorpe Park's deal with AMC, new mazes were introduced for Fright Nights 2017 themed around The Walking Dead TV series. The Walking
Dead theme is back for Fright Nights 2018, which is the biggest event yet with seven scare mazes together with other special attractions for visitors
to brave.